Bromyard
Sign in to saveBromyard is a town in the parish of Bromyard and Winslow, in Herefordshire, England, in the valley of the River Frome. It is near the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered buildings, including some of the pubs; the parish church is Norman. For centuries, there was a livestock market in the town.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bromyard from Bromyard Downs.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- View of Bromyard from Bromyard Downs
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.population
- 4,500
- UK place.official_name
- Bromyard
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bromyard and Winslow
- UK place.unitary_england
- Herefordshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Herefordshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Herefordshire
- UK place.post_town
- BROMYARD
- UK place.postcode_area
- HR
- UK place.postcode_district
- HR7
- UK place.dial_code
- 01885
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO654548
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Commercial centre
- Governance
- Culture
- Media
- Sports
- Transport
- Architecture
- St Peter's, Bromyard
- Winslow
- The Green Estate
- Bredenbury
- Rowden
- Norton
- Brockhampton-by-Bromyard
- Twin towns
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Bromyard is a town in the parish of Bromyard and Winslow, in Herefordshire, England, in the valley of the River Frome. It is near the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered buildings, including some of the pubs; the parish church is Norman. For centuries, there was a livestock market in the town.
==History== thumb|upright=1.2|Bromyard almshouses in the oldest part of the town thumb|upright=1.2|Early Mediaeval coin thumb|upright=1.2|Tower House, Bromyard The name Bromyard derives from the Old English brōmgeard meaning 'broom yard'.